Shade-fixture.



o roller.

UNITED STATES Patented September 29, 1903.

CHARLES oLco T, or PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

SHADE-FIIXTU RE.

SPEGIFICATIOIQ forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,308, datedSeptember 29, 1903. Application filed June 13, 1903. Seria No. Hunt's.n0'mdau.

xo ing the shade is adapted to be moved up and down with relation to thewindow casing and sash, so that light may be admitted over the top ofthe shade,while the latter closes or partially closes the lower portionof the window,

and thereby also permits a room to be ventilated by lowering the uppersash of. a window without liability of injury to the shade,which may bemoved downwardly to such extent below the open sash as to beuninfluenced by the current of air.

One of the main structural advantages in the present form of fixture isa reversible bracket having a circular aperture or opening through oneend and an elongated slot 2 5 extending through thegreater portion ofthebody thereof and gradually tapering toward the opposite end, wherebyeither bracket may have suspendingmeans attached thereto, and theopposite end arranged to engage 0 the trunnious 'of'the shade-roller andaccommodate the variation of the cross-sectional contour of suchtrunnions. This reversible bracket serves as a hanger, and its use willgreatly expedite the assemblage of the sev- 3 5 eral parts in view ofthe fact that it does not require a particular arrangement orapplication, and, furthermore, in the manufacture of this bracket agreatsaving in expense results.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window frame andsashes, one of the latter being shown open, and window-shade fixturesembodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of ashade 5 roller and shade, showing the improved bracket arranged toengage the spring-wind- 7 ing trunnion. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.2, showing a bracket arranged to engage the trunnion at the opposite endof the shade- Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a collar adapted tobe secured to the springwinding trunnion of the shade-roller. Fig.

5 is a detail perspective view of a collar for application to theopposite trunnion of the shade-roller. a

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a window-frame having upper and lower sash 2and 3 therein. In applying the improved window-shade fixture guide-railsand other supporting devices are dispensed with, and the window-framedoes not have to be recessed or otherwise marred to receive the improveddevices. Furthermore, the improved fixture as an entiret-y is appliedrtoan ordinary shade 4, having a spring-roller 5 with a flattened trunnion6 at one end to control the winding of the spring, as well as serve as asupport for one extremity of the shade, and a circular trunnion 7 at theopposite end.

In the upper part of the frame 1 L-shaped hooks 8 are secured by drivingthem into the said frame with one member of each disposed vertically,and thereover extends apull-cord 9, one strand of the cord engaging onehook and both strands engaging the other hook and then drawn. downwardlyto one side of the window-frame, both strands being connected at anintermediate point, as at 10, to cause the pulling tension exertedthereon to be equally applied to both ends of the shaderoller, or, in"other words, prevent the exertion of unequal drawing tension on the twostrands. The terminals of the strands of the pull-cord are attached tobrackets 11, which are duplicates in construction and consist ofelongated thin metal strips 12, each of which has a circular opening 13in one end and an elongated slot 14 extending throughout the greaterportion of the length of the strip and gradually converging toward theend of the latter opposite that having the opening 13 therein. Theopening 13 in the one bracket receives the trunnion 7, which isprojected therethrough and has a circular collar 15, fastened thereon bya set-screw 16, the saidcollar being applied to the trunnion outside ofthe lower end of the bracket. The slot 14 receives the flattened orangular trunnion 6, controlling the spring at the opposite end of theroller 5, and after said trunnion is projected through the slot andseated in the reduced extremity thereof a flattened collar 17 is securedon the said trunnion 6 by a setscrew 18, the collar 17 also beinglocatedoutside of the, bracket. As set forth, the one extremity of thepull-cord is secured in the opening 13 of the bracket, which engages theangular trunnion 6, and the opposite extremity of the cord is secured inthe reduced part of the slot 14: in the bracket, which receives thecylindrical or round trunnion 7. In putting up the improved fixtures itwill be seen that a simple reversal of the bracket will adapt it forapplication to either end of the shade-roller, and in the manufacture ofthe improved bracket economy will result in View of the fact that onedie may be used in constructing all the devices.

After the parts have been assembled the shade and roller, as well as thebrackets, may be raised and lowered as desired by operating thepull-cord and disassociation of the brackets from the shade-roller willbe obstructed by the collars 15 and 17, secu red on the trunnions of theshade-roller. Another advantage in the use of the form of bracket hereinset forth is that when the spring of the curtain-roller becomes Weak thetrunnion controlling the winding operation of the spring can be raisedin its bracket from the reduced part of the slot to the larger part ofthe latter and rotated to wind the spring without requiring a detachmentof the suspending-cord or disassociation of any of the parts of theimproved fixtures. The improved fixtures can be readily set up inoperative position, and changes in the proportions and dimensionsthereof may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1.In a shade-fixture, the combination with a shade and shade-roller, thelatter having a cylindrical trunnion at one end and an angular trunnionat the opposite end, of a pulleord for vertically adjusting andsuspending the shade and shade-roller, and reversible brackets to whichthe extremities of the pullcord are attached, each bracket having acircular opening in one end and an elongated slot extending through agreater portion of the body thereof and converging toward the oppositeend of the bracket whereby the contour of the trunnions may beaccommodated.

2. In a shade-fixture, the combination with a shade and roller, thelatter having acylindrical trunnion at one end and an angular trunnionat the opposite end, of reversible shade-brackets, each of similarconstruction and having an opening in one end and an elongated slotextending through the greater portion of the body thereof and taperingtoward the opposite end to receive the respective trunnions, collarssecured on, and corresponding in shape to, the trunnions and locatedoutside of the bracket, and a pull device having its terminals attachedto the upper ends of the brackets.

3. A reversible bracket for a shade-fixture having an opening throughone end and an elongated slot extending through the greater portion ofthe body thereof and tapering toward the opposite end whereby eithertrunnion of a shade-roller may be received by the bracket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. OLCOTT.

Viitnesses:

J. B. BRITTAIN, WALTER OBANON.

